The Meadows School of the Arts, formally established in 1969 at SMU in Dallas, has achieved prominence as one of the foremost arts education institutions in the United States. Learn more about SMU Meadows and its Mission

Meadows serves the public as a significant cultural center by presenting more than 400 events annually for the Dallas community and surrounding region. Read more about upcoming events and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, "This Week at Meadows".

The Meadows School of the Arts, formally established in 1969 at SMU in Dallas, has achieved prominence as one of the foremost arts education institutions in the United States. Learn more about SMU Meadows and its Mission

Meadows serves the public as a significant cultural center by presenting more than 400 events annually for the Dallas community and surrounding region. Read more about upcoming events and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, "This Week at Meadows".

Journalism

Facilities

The Division of Journalism is located in the journalism complex in the Umphrey Lee Center, which houses faculty and administrative offices, audio and video production and media support areas.

The main media content areas are the Pederson Studio, which is a complete broadcast studio with control room and the convergence newsroom, with computer equipment designed for production of multiplatform news content.

Concept and design of the journalism complex promote individualized instruction. Classrooms and conference rooms are state-of-the-art, with complete audio and video capabilities. All classrooms are equipped with the latest computers for each student.

Journalism majors are permitted secure, 24-hour access to the journalism complex. Each student is encouraged to spend as much time as desired on highly specialized equipment to pursue projects and assignments in a professional media work environment.